| Author | Wanchat Suwankitti |
| Call Number | AIT Diss. no.RD-10-03 |
| Subject(s) | Community life--Thailand--Economic conditions
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| Note | A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Dissertation ; no. RD-10-03 |
| Abstract | The broad objective of this research is to examine that how sufficiency economy approach (SEA) can enhance community economic development (CED) and livelihoods in the current development context of Thailand. The specific objectives include an examination of the application of SEA in activities of CED; an assessment of changes and attitudes of rural household livelihoods; a construction of SEA indicators; and an identification of factors explaining SEA in the implementation of activities of CED in order to provide policy implications to support the implementation of SEA. This study terms the sufficiency at the CED level as sufficiency CED (SCED) and sufficiency household livelihoods (SHL) as for the sufficiency at the household level. Two communities namely Banchongkab represented the ‘mainstream’ CED type and Butthavimut, represented the ‘localist’ CED type, were purposely selected for the study areas of this research. At the CED level, forty-two indicators were generated along with thirty-eight significant factors through the method of interrater agreement. These indicators and factors were clarified through participatory group discussions from the CED committee. This research concluded that SCED requires that activities are developed based on community-demand with a firm foundation of community-reliance and moral condition to create activities that have a positive impact to all livelihood assets, not just the monetary terms. In this matter, SEA can corporate with any community development approach as it acts as a guidelines for community members to proper conduct activities of CED with knowledge and due consideration on the community capacities in order to reduce risk or unsuitable actions. |
| Year | 2010 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Dissertation ; no. RD-10-03 |
| Type | Dissertation |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Rural Development, Gender and Resources (RD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Soparth Pongquan |
| Examination Committee(s) | Shivakoti, Ganesh ;Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government |
| Degree | Thesis (Ph.D.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2010 |